Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix

Significant barriers exist for disadvantaged youth looking to enter the workforce. National studies confirm that teen work experience has a positive impact on high-school graduation rates, continuing education and long-term earning potential.

One of the priority outcomes for Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley is to help teens explore and develop a plan for their future. This includes exposing teens to career opportunities, introducing them to companies and emerging fields, and helping them create a career and educational plan for their future.

AZYouthforce creates equity for teens by helping young adults achieve their goals – through training, coaching, internships, and rewarding jobs.

Services Offered

  • All the clubs with an exception of AZ Youthforce provides after school programming such as power hour-homework assistance, sports, art, leadership skills, healthy life styles, STEAM programming and Career Launch- career exploration, Money matters- financial literacy
    AZ Youthforce provide paid internships for in school teens ages 16-19. We prepare teens with 30 hours of essential skills followed by career exploration and 8 weeks of paid internships with various industries around the valley. We also provide case management throughout the entire time and 1 year after completion of internship

Services Offered Virtually

  • Essential Skills sessions

Eligibility

  • For AZ Youthforce teens have to be between the ages of 16-19 attending school or GED program. They need to apply online, go through an interview and complete 30 hours of essential skills prior to placement in a paid internship.

Required Documents

  • Photo ID

  • SS card

Transportation

  • Does your organization offer transportation resources (bus passes, gas cards, Lyft and/or Uber gift cards, etc.)?

    • Bus Pass

  • Do they need to be found eligible for your program before accessing transportation resources?

    • No

  • What will your organization need and ask from a youth in order to receive transportation assistance?

    • Transportation assistance is available to teens who participate in AZ Youthforce Internship program

Cost of Services

  • No cost for AZ Youthforce

  • For the clubs if kids want to attend there is a annual membership fee

Times and Days Program is Offered

  • Clubs are open Monday-Friday 1-7pm

  • AZ Yothforce Monday-Friday 8-5 pm

Location

  • Bob & Renee Parsons Branch- 4309 E Belleview St Phoenix AZ 85008

  • Jerry & Helen Wisotsky Peoria Branch- 11820 N 81st Ave Peoria AZ 85345

  • Ed Robson Family Branch- 15815 N 29th St Phoenix AZ 85032

  • Harry & Sandy Rosenzweig Branch- 2242 W Missouri Ave Phoenix AZ 85015

  • Louis & Elizabeth Sands Branch-4730 W Grovers Ave Glendale AZ 85308

  • Spencer D. & Mary Jane Stewart Branch- 6629 W Clarendon Ave Phoenix AZ 85033

  • Superstition Mountain Branch-1755 N Idaho Rd Apache Junction AZ 85217

  • Swift Kids Branch-6420 W Maryland Ave Glendale AZ 85301

  • Thunderbirds Guadalupe Branch-9225 S Avenida del Yaqui Guadalupe AZ 85283

  • UMOM Branch-3333 E Van Buren St Phoenix AZ 85008

Languages Offered

  • Spanish

Contact

Website Link

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Valley - https://www.bgcaz.org

AZYouthforce - https://azyouthforce.org

Social Media Pages

Facebook: @youthforceaz | Instagram: @azyouthforce | LinkedIn: AZYouthforce